Evening star. [volume], July 31, 1926, Page 22, Image 22

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HOMES EXPOSITION
TO SNOW 3 HOUSES
Auditorium Exhibit Will Fea
ture Fully Equipped, Full
Size Buildings.
The better homes exposition planned
hy tlie Washington Real Estate Board
to take place in the Washington Au
ditorium October lt’> "3 will be carried
out on a huge settle. Three full-sized
houses will tie erected as part of the
exhibit in order to demonstrate to the
public, builder o and real estate men
the various features of construction
and equipment.
A national organization of brick
manufacturers will erect a fully com
plete brick bungalow of the latest de
sign and popularity. A national lum
ber organization will erect a frame
house, and it is expected that a local
■-onccrn will build a full sized Spanish
type residence of stucco or concrete,
according to .lames P. Schick, execu
tive secretary, and Clarence F. Dono
hoe, president of the Real Estate
Boa rd.
Large concerns dealing in electrical
equipment, from electric light bulbs
to washing machines, have planned
an imposing display. A number of
other concerns, both local and na
tional. are arranging with the Real
Estate Board to carry out educational
programs in the form of exhibits of
interest to the general public.
The Real Estate Board today an
nounces that this exhibit is for the
benefit of the general public, as well
as those concerned with building,
architecture. material and other con
struction industries. The committee
in charge of the demonstration for
the Real Estate Board consists of
Clarence F Donohoe, president; James
P. Schick, executive secretary and
treasurer; John F. Maury, W. C. Mil
ler. Theodore M. Judd, Benjamin T.
Webster. Jesse H. Hedges and A. E,
Land voigt.
PARKS ARE NECESSARY
TO LIFE IN NEW YORK
Just as Essential as Food. Due to
Congestion in Small
Apartments.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 31.—Parks are
necessities as real as food to the con
gested areas of New York, in contrast
with their purely decorative features
in many smaller cities.
This is due to the plans under which
the old portion of the city was built.
Large areas since have become tene
ments with as many as a dozen per
sons living in two or three rooms, with
little light and inadequate air. which
makes Summer's heat almost un
bearable.
Throughout most of the year signs
reading "Keep off the Gra-ss" are post
ed on alt green spots. However, ex
trema hot weather is sufficient cause
for ti c removal of restrictions, and
extra police are assigned to the parks
to protect those spending the night
on the grass.
Even on nights which are not con
sidered hot enough for this liberty,
families assemble in the parks to wait
for the pavements and houses to cool
before retiring.
HONOR FOR PRESIDENTS.
Busts of Ebert and Von Hinden
berg Planned for Reichstag.
BERLIN. July 31 (A>). —Busts of the
first two Presidents of the Republic,
The late Friedrich Ebert, a saddle
maker. and Field Marshal Paul von
Hindenburg will soon he placed in the
Reichstag.
The Munich sculptor. Prof. Bleeken,
has been commissioned to do the bust
of Ebert and Edwin Scharff of Berlin
will model the one of President Hin- i
denburg.
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throughout. Built-in garage, refrigerator, kitchen
cabinet and wash tiibs. Cedar-lined closets.
Well Under $18,000.00 Open for Inspection
For Sale by
Chamberlin Construction Co.
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CONTRACTORS BUILDERS
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REAL ESTATE.
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lish type house and was sold by the office of Charles F. .Muir for $35,000.
APARTMENT HOUSE
SALES ARE ACTIVE
Mammoth Oak Gardens and Other
Structures Sold Here
Recently.
There has been considerable activ
ity In the sale of apartment houses
here during the last few' months.
Whiie apartment structures have al
ways been active in the realty field,
they have been unusually so of late.
The latest structures to be sold are
the mammoth Oak Gardens, 1(109 and
1611 Thirty-first street. These two
structures are three stories high and
contain 35 apartments in total.
The sale was made through the
Merchants’ Realty and Finance Com
pany to Mrs. Nellie M. Humphrey, a
local investor, for $225,000. This pur
chaser also bought the property at
1615 Sixteenth street, containing 17
apartments, through the .same com
pany in conjunction with Omer G.
Krewlcan.
GRANT TRACES GROWTH
OF CITY FROM L’ENFANT
Outlines Development Under Plan
in Address to Luncheon of
Knights of Ye Round Table.
An outline of the development of
the National Capital was given by
Maj. U. S. Grant. 3d, director of pub
lic buildings and parks, at the weekly
luncheon yesterday of the Loyal
Knights of Ye Round Table, at the
University Club. Dr. Everett M. EU.v
son presided at the meeting. J. C.
Smith of the’ Internal Revenue Bu
reau and E. F. Haycraft of the Fed
eral Trade Commission were among
the guests.
The speaker described Washington
as the only city in the world with a
definitely drawn-up plan, illustrating
his lectures with lantern slides de
picting the growth of the city.
He recalled how East and West
Potomac Parks were non-extiant
when Ellicott took over the reins from
Maj. L’Enfant, and that the suburban
areas of the District were developed
at the time of the Civil War without
any preconceived plans. He told how
former Mayor Shepherd, during the
seventies, paved the streets, develop
ed the lighting and sewage system
and planted thousands of trees, and
said the resulting fiscal deficiencies
caused the replacement of the former
government of the District with the
commission.
Maj. Grant stated that L'Enfant did
not copy his plans from those of
modern Paris, hut. possibly front a
plan of Louis XIV for Versalles. Be
tween the Shepherd regime and the
MacMillan bill of 1901 he said that
only utilitarian work was accom
plished in the way of city planning,
when the Park Commission, composed
of experts, supplanted the Highway
Commission of three eaoinet mem
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D, C., SATURDAY. JULY 31. 1926.
bers. The new body developed the
fort, highway and parks and the river
reservations, he explained.
Maj. Grant said that the MacMillan
plan was the present basis for future
work, despite the lack of congres
sional approval, and that it was the
logical plan, regardless of the change
in methods of appropriation legisla
tion and current automobile traffic
congestion.
Tallest Man Weds Short Wife.
Albert Johan Kramer, who is 9 feet
3 inches tall in his hare feet, has re
cently been married to Wilhemina
Cassier. a Swiss woman, who is only
6 feet 2 inches tall, or practically 4
feet shorter than he is. Sepeltoni,
only 3 feet 2 inches tall, and said to
be one of the smallest normal men
in the world, was a witness.
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FIRST TIME OFFERED
Brand-new building, just completed
Georgia Avenue & Euclid St.
Attractive suites, ranging from two rooms, j|
kitchen and bath, and large reception hall to four
rooms and bath.
Prices From $42.50 Up
NOW READY FOR INSPECTION
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1436 Spring Place N.W.
PRICED TO SELL ON TERMS
Inspect Today or Sunday •
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Realtors
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Three-bedroom houses that are actually bargains! Beauti- S
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Side entrance. with center-entrance hall. Good sized living ss
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BUILDING INCREASE
RECORD IN CANADA
Gain of 19 Per Cent in Year,
25 Per Cent This June
Over Last, Reported.
Record-breaking building activities
throughout Canada marked the begin
ning of the current half-year period,
according to reports made public to
day by the Dominion Bureau of Sta
tistics of the Department of Trade and
Commerce. Building permits issued
in the 63 principal cities were $78,-
620,362. an increase of 19 per cent
over the mme period a year ago.
This is in contrast with a small loss
in building permits issued in the prin
cipal cities of the United .States for.
the same period as shown by the na
tional monthly building survey of
S. W, Straus & < ’«>.
The same Canadian cities showed
an increase of 25 per cent in building
permits issued in June compared with
the same month last year. The June
gain in the United States as revealed
by the Straus figures was 7si per
cent, thus indicating a much greater
relative degree of building in Canada
than in this country.
Montreal, with $12,682,239 in per
mits issued, gained $1,300,000 and led
all Canadian cities for the half year.
Toronto, with $11,945,913, was second
but lost $1,000,000. The most spec
tacular Increase was In Winnipeg,
which jumped from $2,412,940 to
$8,069,600, an increase of 234 per ceht.
Vancouver, the fourth building city, j
had $7,756,825, compared with $4,899,- j
543 a year ago.
It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
obtained through them.
NEW COMPOUND SERVES
MANY GOOD PURPOSES
Plastic Wood, for Plugging Holes,
Proves Very Useful in
Households.
Os ail the materials the provident
home owner keeps tn his tool drawer
or supply kit, probably none is
adapted to so many different uses as
a new' wood paste compound which
• lias recently made its appearance in
j hardw'are and paint stores, put up In
convenient size cans, known as plastic
wood.
Having the appearance of putty and
the consistency of a thick paste, it can
be utilized as a filler for cracks in
floors and woodwork, plugging screw
holes anywhere, with scores of other
hanly uses from stuffing knot holes to
repairing furniture and trees. Hard
ening on exposure to air. it resembles
natural wood In all its properties and
can be worked with ordinary wood
working tools and painted, stained or
sandpapered like any other wood.
In addition to being waterproof and
oilproof, it will not chip, crack or
crumble and holds screws, tacks and
nails without splitting.
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having two ghosts—Queen Elizabeth,
who walks in the Van Dyck room,
and Henry VIII, who walks in the
cloisters. But neither has been re- |
ported seen in many years.
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H homes. Large rooms and sleeping porch, large §|
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§H and bath. Beautiful kitchen, built-in ice box. 2 §l§
|j baths, all modern equipment and showers, oak §|
H| floors throughout. Construction is of the highest =
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Now Ready for Inspection
7 SOLD
1301 to 1333 E St. N.E.
Thos. A. Jameson Co. Invites the Public to Inspect These
Fine “Jameson-Built Model Homes”
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_ The architecture of these
fine homes has been care
lected by our experts of
superior home designs.
The material also has
All labor furnished by
These homes have been
personally supervised by
the owner, and money can
be saved by buying direct
These homes contain six
large rooms, tile bath,
with built-in tub and
shower. One-piece sink
in kitchen, extra large
porches, front and rear.
thos. a. jamksok. rrM. Front porch built of ce
ment and steel. Oak
floors, latest fixtures, floor plugs in. each room and built-in
ice box. Deep lots to wide alley.
These houses are in the most desirable section of Capitol
Hill, convenient to churches, schools and stores. It will pay
you to inspect these homes.
Built, Owned and For Sale By
Thos. A. Jameson Co.
906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 i
“Ask the Man Who Owns Ono”
APARTMENT HOUSE
WORK IS COMPLETED
Cafritz Company Finishes Building
Which Will Be Sold on Co-
Operative Plan.
The Cafritz Construction Co. has
entered the fieM of co-operative
apartment homes with the comple
tion of its first building, the Porter,
at Connecticut avenue and Porter
street. This structure of warm-tone
tapestry brick and mellow stucco,
with Spanish tile mansard roof and
attractive carved stone doorway,
contains 28 apartments, varying in
size from two rooms and bath to
four rooms, bath and porch. Other
buildings now are under construction
at Adams Mill road and Clydesdale
place. Hilltop Manor and Fourteenth
and Ogden streets.
Private Suit Promoted.
Pvt. .T. E. Suit of the District
Fire Department was promoted to
be a sergeant yesterday by the Com
missioners. At the same* time, the
Commissioners appointed Robert A.
Barton as a private for a probationary
period of one year, to fill the. vancany
created by the promotion. The
changes will take effect August 1.
REAL ESTATE.
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I Attractive Exteriors
Luxurious Interiors
Reasonably Priced
I 'T'HAT tells the WHOLE STORY, The REST,
A you must sec for yourself. You must sf(%
how the rooms arc arranged. How the architect. »
; § in planning these houses, visualized the buyers*
II wants and likes—and worked accordingly. You
| J must see a living room that suggests great rom-
I fort and ease and utility. The dining room that is
11 most unusual. The dainty breakfast room. The
If spacious, bright kitchen. The bedrooms with their
jI; many windows. The two bathrooms with tiie tiled
I shower and modern fixture's. ■ The. seven large
||| clothes closets, the linen closet, the Spanish porch
I You must see the Tiffany-finished walls, the
ft extraordinarily well decorated fireplace, the
l| wrought iron lighting fixtures. All this you must
I SEE. THEN—and ONLY THEN—will you begin
I to appreciate what an ideal home this can be for
S But let us suggest an earlv inspection. Homes
|| • like these—and OPPORTUNITIES like these—U
38th Street N.W. between
Yan Ness and Yeazey Sts.
If Go out Conn. Are. to Bureau of Standard *
a | nnd turn Went. Or go out Wine. A re. to Fan
Bj Seen St. and turn Bant one block. Sample
ij houne open dailu from 9 a.m. to 10 pm.
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